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MackDog

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Spokane Wa
Detector(s) used
Garrett At Pro, 8 x11" and Nel Storm coils
Garrett Propointer er, Pro Pointer AT
White's V3i Standard, 10" DD, 13" Ultimate and 4 x6" sniper, 6 x10 coils, Drect 12 x 15 coil
Whites MX Sport With Detec
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Metal Detecting
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Went to my favorite park today for 1 hour with the Whites V3i . Got a solid signal tone 75-85 on the VDI showed green freq and 9" on the pinpoint. Dug down 10" nothing but did get a hit on the pinpointer in the center of the hole. Dug down about 3" and out pops this. At first I thought it was a token but then I saw the date of 1806, you don't find things from 1806 in Spokane,Wa. It is a 1806 George the 3rd Half penny. Oldest coin I ever found in Spokane. Took some pictures before and after I wet toothbrushes it. It's soaking in mineral oil now. Any tips how to clean it? Should I?
Thanks for looking MackDOg
 
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Awesome old copper recovery, very rare for the area indeed! Congratualtions! :occasion14:

Were you running the deep silver program with modifications?
 
What a cool coin to pull out of the ground... anywhere...but the fact that it came from Spokane....absolutely amazing!
 
I bet that one got the heart thumping. Good going. !!!
 
Great job I like to see that you found this you worked hard for it.. My turn next
 
The 1806/07 is the most common of all the Georgian coppers, so no need to worry about its value. But I would leave it.
 
The 1806/07 is the most common of all the Georgian coppers, so no need to worry about its value. But I would leave it.

To me it's priceless earliest copper I ever found
 
I'd pretty much leave it as is....otherwise odds are good whatever details are left would just get cleaned away.

Regards + HH

Bill
 

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